Merlin

Summary

Merlin is a taxon^[1]. Merlin ranks in the top 0.45% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,350 views/month, #876 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Merlin's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Merlin is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Merlin's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[5].
• Merlin belongs to the parent taxon Falco^[6].
• Merlin is endemic to Little Rann of Kutch^[7].
• Merlin is endemic to Namdapha National Park^[8].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Merlin is Falco columbarius^[9].
• Merlin's Commons category is recorded as Falco columbarius^[10].
• Merlin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Falco columbarius^[11].
• Merlin's Commons gallery is recorded as Falco columbarius^[12].
• Merlin's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature^[13].
• Merlin's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana^[14].
• Merlin's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'F. columbarius'}^[15].
• Merlin is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Merlin'}^[16].
• Merlin is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Merlin'}^[17].
• Merlin is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Esmerejón'}^[18].
• Merlin is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Faucon émerillon'}^[19].
• Merlin is commonly known as {'lang': 'is', 'text': 'Smyrill'}^[20].
• Merlin is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Smeriglio'}^[21].
• Merlin is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Smelleken'}^[22].
• Merlin is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Dværgfalk'}^[23].
• Merlin is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Dvergfalk'}^[24].
• Merlin is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Дербник'}^[25].
• Merlin is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'stenfalk'}^[26].
• Merlin is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'ampuhaukka'}^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Merlin is Falco columbarius^[9]. Merlin is classified at the rank of species^[4]. Merlin belongs to the parent taxon Falco^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Merlin'}^[16], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Merlin'}^[17], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Esmerejón'}^[18], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Faucon émerillon'}^[19], {'lang': 'is', 'text': 'Smyrill'}^[20], and {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Smeriglio'}^[21].

Distribution

Recorded endemic to include Little Rann of Kutch^[7] and Namdapha National Park^[8].

Identifiers

Merlin's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8953^[28]. Merlin's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45510792^[29]. Merlin's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9813242^[30]. Merlin's ITIS TSN is recorded as 175613^[31].

Why It Matters

Merlin ranks in the top 0.45% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,350 views/month, #876 of 195,241).^[2] Merlin has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Merlin is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]